Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time during our Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service event on Monday, January 21 at Connolly Ranch. We’re now in our 4th year for this event, and it’s always impressive to see how many people come out to donate...

A group of six, hard-working American Conservation Experience (ACE) members recently spent a week at Archer Taylor Preserve in an effort to repair the Maggie’s Peak and Old Tin Cabin trails. The American Conservation Experience is a non-profit that provides real-world...

This spring, a group of students from the Napa Youth Stewardship Council made a trip to the Dunn-Wildlake Preserve for some hike leadership training as well as a peek into the process of our Wildlife Picture Index Project. The Napa Youth Stewardship Council serves as...

We can now add migratory songbirds to a growing list of serendipitous benefactors of the long-term oak savannah restoration at our Wantrup Preserve. Recently, the Sacramento Bee published a story on how migratory songbirds seem to prefer native oaks....

Earlier this month, G&J Seiberlich & Co. partner and Land Trust board member Greg Bennett, along with 15 of his co-workers, helped us in our continuing battle against French broom during a work-party at one of our upvalley protected properties. By removing a...

Volunteers of all ages came out to Connolly Ranch on MLK Day of Service to help the Land Trust improve the oak woodland habitat. Invasive plants like French broom, vinca and Himalayan blackberry came out of the soft ground without too much trouble overall thanks to...